Title: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy after percutaneous
transhepatic gallbladder drainage for acute cholecystitis in a patient
with a left ventricle assist device: a case report and brief review of
the literature (with video)
Authors and Affiliations : Takehiko Hanaki, Teppei Sunaguchi,
Keisuke Goto, Masaki Morimoto, Yuki Murakami, Naruo Tokuyasu, Shuichi
Takano, Teruhisa Sakamoto, Toshimichi Hasegawa, and Yoshiyuki Fujiwara.
Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, School of
Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, Japan
Corresponding author : Takehiko Hanaki, MD, PhD (ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4008-0207)
Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, School of
Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, Japan
Address : 36-1, Nishi-cho, Yonago, Tottori, Japan
Tel : +81-859-38-6567
Email :hanaki-ttr@umin.ac.jp
Key words: Left ventricular assist device, Laparoscopic
cholecystectomy, Acute cholecystitis, Percutaneous transhepatic
gallbladder drainage